Tech Lead

What You'll Be Working On

• Own and drive the technical vision, architecture, and design of the platform.
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable backend services, distributed systems, and B2B APIs.
• Make critical technical decisions around scalability, performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Lead architectural reviews and ensure alignment with the long-term technology strategy.
• Drive the migration and modernization of services from PHP and Java to Go.
• Define and promote engineering standards, coding guidelines, and development best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve system performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to software engineers through code reviews, coaching, and knowledge sharing.
• Lead technical discussions and facilitate solution design workshops.
• Contribute to technical roadmaps, engineering processes, and delivery practices.
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.
• Act as the main technical point of contact for complex initiatives and critical production incidents.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience as a Tech Lead, Technical Lead, Lead Software Engineer, or Senior Software Engineer with strong technical ownership.
• Experience leading technical initiatives and influencing architectural decisions.
• Strong hands-on expertise in PHP, Java, and Go.
• Solid experience designing and developing backend services, distributed systems, and APIs.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL and relational database concepts.
• Proven experience with performance optimization, scalability, and reliability.
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful and/or B2B APIs.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, and microservices.
• Experience working with AWS and cloud-based environments.
• Strong experience with Git and GitHub.
• Experience mentoring engineers and driving engineering best practices.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, decision-making, and technical leadership skills.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Nice to Have

• Experience with observability tools such as Grafana, Loki, or Alloy.
• Experience with Docker and containerized environments.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices.
• Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration technologies.
• Experience leading application modernization or technology migration initiatives.
• Previous experience in financial services, payments, fintech, or other high-volume transaction environments.

Location & Eligibility

• Candidates must be based in Portugal.
• Remote working model.